նուիրակ
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
The basic meaning is “announcer”, from Middle Iranian *nivēδāk, an agent noun from *ni-waid-, from *ni- (“down”) + *waid- (“to know”); see the latter for more. For the suffix see -ակ (-ak).
Noun
նուիրակ • (nuirak)
- the title of various officials, whose duties include announcing, declaring or notifying, namely
- an official attending the king or a lord, who clears his away and announces his arrival
- usher at a royal court
- envoy, delegate, messenger
- (ecclesiastical) legate of the catholicos; nuncio
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | նուիրակ (nuirak) | նուիրակք (nuirakkʻ) |
| genitive | նուիրակի (nuiraki) | նուիրակաց (nuirakacʻ) |
| dative | նուիրակի (nuiraki) | նուիրակաց (nuirakacʻ) |
| accusative | նուիրակ (nuirak) | նուիրակս (nuiraks) |
| ablative | նուիրակէ (nuirakē) | նուիրակաց (nuirakacʻ) |
| instrumental | նուիրակաւ (nuirakaw) | նուիրակաւք = նուիրակօք (nuirakawkʻ = nuirakōkʻ) |
| locative | նուիրակի (nuiraki) | նուիրակս (nuiraks) |
Derived terms
- նուիրակապետ (nuirakapet), նուիրապետ (nuirapet)
- նուիրապետական (nuirapetakan)
Related terms
- նուէր (nuēr)
Descendants
- Armenian: նվիրակ (nvirak)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նուիրակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “նուիրակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 451ab
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նուիրակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 470–471
- Asatrjan, G. S. (2013) “Парфянское gōsān [Parthian gōsān]”, in С. Р. Тохтасьев, П. Б. Лурье, editors, Commentationes Iranicae. Сборник статей к 90-летию Владимира Ароновича Лившица[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Nestor-Istoriya, →ISBN, page 103 of 102–105
Etymology 2
Noun
նուիրակ • (nuirak)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | նուիրակ (nuirak) | նուիրակք (nuirakkʻ) |
| genitive | ? | ? |
| dative | ? | ? |
| accusative | նուիրակ (nuirak) | նուիրակս (nuiraks) |
| ablative | ? | ? |
| instrumental | ? | ? |
| locative | ? | նուիրակս (nuiraks) |
the oblique cases are not attested
Synonyms
- նուիրանոց (nuiranocʻ)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նուիրակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “նուիրակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 451b
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նուէր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 469b